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Freewheelin': Bob Dylan's Village

A guide to the places Bob Dylan worked, played and created in New York's Greenwich Village.

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7 stops•1.8km•21 min
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White Horse Tavern
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White Horse Tavern

Dylan became a regular at the White Horse Tavern, a hangout that has also been frequented by the late Dylan Thomas.
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The Lucille Lortel Theatre
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The Lucille Lortel Theatre

Formerly known as the Theatre de Lys, Dylan saw Bertolt Brecht's The Threepenny Opera here, and drew inspiration from the song 'Pirate Jenny'.
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1 Sheridan Square
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1 Sheridan Square

Dylan, like many of his peers, stayed here for a time, in the apartment of Miki Isaacson. He met his long-time girlfriend, Suze Rotolo, while jamming here one night.
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Washington Square Park
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Washington Square Park

The park became the center of the bohemian/folk music scene in the 1960s. Bob Dylan was known to watch performances here. In 1961, 3,000 beatniks rioted for the freedom to use the park as a haven for live folk music.
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158-160 Bleecker Street
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158-160 Bleecker Street

Dylan slept in the basement apartment of the club located here, on Chip Monck's couch. He wrote 'A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall' in this location.
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Caffe Reggio
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Caffe Reggio

First coffee house in the Village and one of many venues along MacDougal Street where Dylan played in his early Village days. Caffe Reggio is still open, though no longer features musical performances. Caffe Reggio boasts the very first cappuccino machine in New York.
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Minetta Tavern
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Minetta Tavern

Opened in 1959 and still in operation, this was a popular venue for new and upcoming artists, including Bob Dylan, to play. The day he arrived in the Village, he went to Cafe Wha?, met with Fred Neil, and began playing back up harmonica for him that very night.
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